Grain chute



H. W. DAVISSON.

GRAIN CHUTE.

ArPLlcATloN FILED FEB. 1s, 1921.

1,428,763 Pandsept. 12,1922.

,4 TTORNY Patented Sept. 12, 1922.

UNITED f.s'raT-ras lAZtd .arr .erica HARRY W. DAVISSON, OF KANSAS CITY,MISSOURI, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF T0 v JAMES G. PATRICK, QF KANSAS CITY,MISSOURI.

GRAIN CHUTE.

` Application fue@ February 1s, 1921:. serial No. 445,947.

yTo all 'whomz' may concern.'

Be it` known that I, HARRY' W. DAvIssoN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Kansas City, inthe county of Jackson and State of Missouri,have invented certain' new and useful Improvements in Grain Chutes; andI do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters and ligures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to a grain delivery device and particularly todelivery devices in which there are a plurality of chutes for conveyinggrain in different directions.

The invention contemplates means for valving one chute while openinganother chute and the invention consists in certain parts and novelarrangements of parts to be described hereinafter.

In the drawings,

Fig. 1 is a view partly in perspective and partly in section of a tripand means for valving the delivery chutes thereof, and

Fig. 2 is a vertical, cross sectional view through a pair of chutes andthrough the valving means.

In the nomenclature of the art the mechanism at the end of the grainflight which delivers the grain into the storage bins is termedgenerically a trip7 In the present instance I have shown the trip asconsisting of a casing 1, extending entirely across the conveyor belt 2to enclose the delivery end thereof. The delivery end of the belt 2passes over a pulley 3 and around a pulley 4 below the same, and thenaround another pulley (not shown) so that the portion 5 may be supportedand whereby the belt may be returned, the return flight being shown at6.

The means for driving the belt is immaterial, so it is thoughtunnecessary to describe it here.

The delivery end 7 of the belt empties into the trip casing 1 having atits lower end oppositely inclined spouts or chutes 8 and 9, adapted todischarge into storage bins on opposite sides of the belt 2. The storagebins are generally arranged on opposite sides of the belt and the trip`is-adjustable along the belt 2 so thatit be moved over the lbins toydischarge 'into the tops thereof.,y

Various meanshave ybeen used to. close one spout while opening the otherbut my invention acomplishes the desired result in an inexpensive andeiiicient manner.

T he trip casing l is provided with an upstanding wall l0, parallel withan outer wall Il to forma troughinto which the grain discharges beforepassing through either of the spouts or chutes 8 or 9. The bottom of thetrough is open, as at l2, and bridging said opening are two strips orguides 13, upon which may slide the vertical walls 14 and I5 of avalving hopper I6. rIhe valving hopper is shown as comprising the walls14 and 15 and inclined bottom members 17 and 18, spaced apart at theirlower ends to provide a hopper discharge opening 19, approximatelyco-eXtensive with the respective areas of the chutes 8 and 9. The 75opening in either'the chute 8 or 9. When 80 the opening 19 isregistering with one chute 8 or 9, the other is valved ofl", as will beclearly shown by reference to Fig. 2, it being understood that thelength of the hopper sliding device is greater than the width of thebelt; that is, it is intended to be the width of the belt plus the widthof the openingof one of the chutes so that the hopper may haveklongitudinal movement in either direction and still have its effectivelength suflicient to receive all the grain discharged from the dischargeend 7 of the belt 2,.

It will be apparent from the foregoing that when the device isoperating, as shown in Fig. l, with the contents of the hopperdischarging into the chute 8, the chute 9 will be closed off and grainwill be directed into the bin on the left hand side of the trip.I When,however, the reverse operation takes place, that is, when the opening 19registers with the chute 9, the chute 8 will be valved off and the grainwill be directed through the chute 9 to be deposited in the bin on theright hand side of the trip. Therefore, the direction of flow of thegrain discharged from the belt 2 may be easily controlled by theoperator through the medium of the handle 20.

v belt and provided With a discharge opening adapted to register witheither of the delivery chutes When the hopper'is `slid in either of twoydirections.

2. The combination with a traveling grain i delivery "trip havingoppositely disposed grain delivery chute/sinthe bottomv thereof and aconveyor discharging above the de- 15 having an edge adjacent to thedischarge portion of the conveyor, thebottom of the hopperhaving anopening co-extensive With the opening of one of the chutes and saidhopper beingy closed at the ends so that When the hopper is in alignmentwith one of the delivery chutes, ltheiother delivery chute Will thehopper andyice versa. c

' In testimonyl whereof LaliiX my signature.

.HARM W. DoflsON.

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